8 years ago
Bethany College will welcome five new professors to campus when classes begin on August 25. Two new professors will join the Bethany College Art Department. Nelson Smith, assistant professor of painting and drawing, will serve as the department’s new chair. Professor Smith most recent experience is as a professor in the Department of Art at Kansas ...

8 years ago
The July employment report is raising concerns in Topeka after the state Department of Labor reported the state shed 5,600 jobs last month. The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/2b8kZ0n) reports private-sector jobs fell by 4,600 jobs in July, with the biggest drop in professional and business services. For the year, Kansas has lost 700 private-sector jobs, despite assurances ...

8 years ago
Three people were hurt when a car crashed into a horse drawn trailer in rural Dickinson County Friday afternoon. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 26-year-old Bridgette Warnke of Abilene was driving a 2010 Nissan Versa, headed north on K43 Highway. She struck a horse drawn trailer that was also headed north. Warnke, who was buckled up, ...

8 years ago
A couple from Pratt where hurt Friday evening when their truck hydroplaned and rolled on Interstate 70 east of Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 65-year-old Steve Parsons was driving a 2004 Ford F 150 pickup truck, headed east on I 70. The truck  hydroplaned during a rain storm and left the south side of ...

8 years ago
A Kansas police chief has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of disseminating or requesting criminal history information without a legitimate need. Bronson Campbell was the Enterprise police chief from May 2013 until May 2014, when his appointment wasn't renewed. He's currently the Valley Falls police chief. The complaint alleges that in 2014 Campbell disseminated criminal ...

8 years ago
A new book says the BTK serial killer planned to kill an 11th victim by hanging her upside down in her Wichita, Kansas, home. It's a story police heard from Dennis Rader himself in 2005, but decided at the time to suppress to protect the woman. The story was made public in "Confessions of a Serial ...

8 years ago
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has pleaded not guilty to several Kansas charges. Randle on Friday pleaded not guilty to a criminal threat charge stemming from accusations that he threatened to kill a Sedgwick County jail deputy. The Wichita Eagle reports Randle also entered not guilty pleas to charges accusing him of backing into three ...

8 years ago
Kansas is spending more than $215 million to overhaul a computer system that tracks information about the Medicaid health care program that covers the poor. The Wichita Eagle reports that the spending will be spread over four years and put the system in line with new federal standards. The federal government will pick up most of ...

8 years ago
Alpha Media USA is supporting the American Red Cross in its relief efforts for victims of the Louisiana Floods. Alpha Media stations across the United States, including in Salina, Abilene, and Manhattan, are asking listeners to donate to the Red Cross to provide relief to those affected by the recent flooding.  The Red Cross continues ...

8 years ago
A Salina man was charged with burglary and theft after he loaded up a car he intended to steal - with various items before driving to McPherson. Captain Mike Sweeney tells KSAL News that 27-year-old Darrel Shannon was taken into custody Thursday after police in McPherson found him in the stolen 2016 Chevy Malibu. Police say sometime ...

8 years ago
Due to anticipated storms, tonight's Friday Nigh Live concert, featuring Everyday Lights, has been moved from Campbell Plaza to the Salina Art Center. This week’s Friday Night Live performers are local favorite Everyday Lights. This group of Salina-based musicians has played many venues such as the Smoky Hill River Festival and the Sunken Gardens at Marymount. ...